What is CVE-2022-36593?

CVE-2022-36593 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Keking Kkfileview, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-09-02.

How severe is CVE-2022-36593?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-36593 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Path Traversal in Keking Kkfileview

CVE-2022-36593

kkFileView v4.0.0 was discovered to contain an arbitrary file deletion vulnerability via the fileName parameter at /controller/FileController.java.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published 2022-09-02 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (58.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 58th percentile — 58.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Keking Kkfileview — versions 4.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

github.com/kekingcn/kkFileView/issues/370 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-36593?: CVE-2022-36593 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Keking Kkfileview, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-09-02.
How severe is CVE-2022-36593?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-36593 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.